Migration to Asia Peace (MAP) is a nonprofit organization that supports refugees in restoring their lives and dignity.
We are looking for volunteers to join MAP! We are waiting for people who will take part in MAP’s ten programs from June to December.
■ Areas of Recruitment
① Support for the Refugee Information Accessibility Project ▶ Purpose: We produce Refugee News in several languages and distribute it through the organization’s website, social media and the MAP text message notification service, so that refugees can access accurate and useful information at the right time. ▶ Activities: Researching and writing news content, translating or connecting with volunteer translators, designing web posters ▶ Requirements: Ability to speak English or a second foreign language, research and writing skills, ability to make web posters (Canva, etc.)
② Support for Operating the Refugee Children’s Child-Rearing, Childcare and Medical Expense Support Project ▶ Purpose: We receive requests from refugee children’s families and support child-rearing, childcare and medical expenses. We promote the healthy growth of refugee children. ▶ Activities: Home visits, support for program operation, support for communication among refugee families, childcare institutions and organizations ▶ Requirements: Ability to speak English
③ Support for the Refugee Youth and Young Adult Scholarship Project ▶ Purpose: We support the operation of a program designed to strengthen the capacities of refugee youth and young adults through higher education and vocational education. ▶ Activities: Support for program operation and communication ▶ Requirements: Ability to speak English
④ Coordinating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Refugees ▶ Purpose: We receive counseling requests from refugees and provide timely and appropriate mental health and psychosocial support. We connect refugees with counseling centers and medical institutions, and support medical interpretation and translation and medical expenses. ▶ Activities: Connecting with counseling centers and medical institutions, schedule management, support for communication among refugees, counseling centers, medical institutions and organization staff ▶ Requirements: Ability to speak English
⑤ Support for the Capacity-Building Education Program for Newly Settled Refugees ▶ Purpose: We help refugees who have recently arrived to take the education course “Living in Korea for Refugees” (난민을 위한 한국살이), so that they clearly understand their rights and learn how to access the resources available to them. We strengthen the capacities of refugees who experience an imbalance of information in every area of daily life because of social barriers and who suffer various disadvantages as a result, and we help them adapt smoothly to society. ▶ Activities: Researching and writing educational content, translating or connecting with volunteer translators, support for program operation and communication ▶ Requirements: Ability to speak English, research and writing skills
⑥ Support for Operating Basic Korean Language Education for Refugees ▶ Purpose: We support the operation of a Korean language education program for refugees. We provide specialized Korean language education tailored to refugees and promote their empowerment. ▶ Activities: Class schedule management and support for communication among refugee participants, volunteer teachers and organization staff ▶ Requirements: Ability to speak English
⑦ Coordinating Peace and Human Rights Education with Refugees ▶ Purpose: Refugees visit schools, bookstores, public institutions and other places and tell their own life stories directly. The ultimate goal of this activity is to confront prejudice in society and to deepen mutual understanding and respect between refugees and citizens. ▶ Activities: Managing education scripts and schedules, interpreting or connecting with volunteer interpreters, promoting the program ▶ Requirements: Ability to speak English
⑧ Producing a Specialized Newsletter on Refugees and Involuntary Migrants ▶ Purpose: To encourage citizens’ interest and action on the issues of refugees and involuntary migration, we publish the biweekly newsletter Displaced. We deliver accurate and timely news on involuntary migration from a perspective that respects refugee rights. ▶ Activities: Researching and writing/producing content ▶ Requirements: Research and writing skills
⑨ Support for Operating the Academy for Strengthening the Capacity of Refugee Supporters ▶ Purpose: By running a program to train refugee activists and a webinar to strengthen the capacity of refugee protection practitioners, we strengthen the capacity of refugee supporters and lay the foundation for cooperation and solidarity with refugees and refugee communities. ▶ Activities: Support for program operation and communication, webinar operation and technical support ▶ Requirements: Ability to speak English, ability to run webinars (Zoom, etc.)
⑩ PR (Public Relations) ▶ Purpose: We produce content related to the organization’s activities and issues and share news with citizens to expand solidarity. ▶ Activities: Planning, uploading and managing content ▶ Requirements: Ability to use social media and WordPress, video editing skills
■ Activity Period: June to December 2023 * Activities take place once a week (7 hours); the day (Monday to Friday) and time (10:00 to 18:00) are to be discussed * A volunteer orientation is scheduled for the first week of activity
■ Activity Location: The organization’s office (near Dongguk University Station, Jung-gu, Seoul) * In special circumstances, online activity is possible as an exception * A volunteer certificate is provided, and lunch is provided for offline activity.
■ How and When to Apply ① Application link: https://forms.gle/cnSsgv45uyuEStxPA
② Application deadline: May 31, 2023
■ Recruitment Schedule: May 31 | Application deadline June 1 to June 8 | Online interviews June 9 | Individual notification of results
■ Inquiries: Tel. 02-2038-0231, Email. map@mapcast.org
[MAP’s Main Activities]
□ M (Migration) │ Refugee News, a basic Korean language education program, support for newly settled refugees through “Living in Korea for Refugees,” child-rearing, childcare and medical support for preschool children, support for developing the academic and vocational capacities of youth and young adults, information and intervention on immigration, refugee status determination, life in Korea and refugee rights, and refugee health promotion based on the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) approach □ A (Asia) │ Solidarity with refugee rights networks in Korea and across Asia □ P (Peace) │ Peace and human rights education with refugees (Dialogue with Refugees), education to strengthen the capacity of refugee supporters, and publication of Displaced, a specialized newsletter on refugees and involuntary migration
www.mapcast.org facebook.com/map.asiapeace blog.naver.com/m-a-p Room 303, Uri Hamkke Building, 27-17 Dongho-ro 24-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
